The Milk & Honey Blog

It finally happened! Nylon magazine got their hands on a few items from the ultra funky and fashionable Israeli Birenzweig collection, and decided to feature it in their January 2009 issue.  Truly, it is no surprise, the collection has a sophisticated urban feel that tastes a bit like Europe, it is very daring yet very wearable.

The collection launched in the U.S. for spring/summer 2009 and will be available at stores such as: Koros in Chicago, Suneri in Boston and Foravi in New York City.

I haven’t written in my blog for a while now, and I’m not sure what the reason was, I kept on looking for things that interested me but couldn’t really find anything that spectacular. I am however going to continue following Yanai Yechiels photo shoots in offices and other work places; This time he is visiting the Yarkon Tel-Aviv fire fighter station.

Asaf Pariente

Ben Haham

Eran Meoded

Eti Brazili

Sharon Bitan

Shaul Rahamim

As promised I am continuing to follow Israeli work-fashion by photographer Yanai Yechiel, this time at an advertising and media company by the name of TBWA/DIGITAL in Tel-Aviv (by the way, just so you know, Tel-Aviv is not the only city in Israel). Like I wrote in part one of this project, it is a known fact that Israelis do not dress up for work, which makes me wonder whether the subjects knew they were being photographed that day and came to work with their favorite/best outfits.

Alex Tim

Michal Potorski Zalal

Sefi Erlich

Tal Forkosh

Yariv Barnblum

Just a few more great looks…

4/26/08

Avital, Tel-Aviv (by Nimrod I look)

4/25/08

Miu Song, Tel-Aviv (by the street walker)

4/22/08

Ilil, Tel-Aviv (by nimrod - i look)

4/17/08

Tomer & Carolyn, Tel-Aviv (by Nimrod, Ilook)

4/15/08

Aria, Tel-Aviv (by the street walker)

4/10/08

Dana, Tel-Aviv (by Nimrod, Ilook)

Linor, Tel-Aviv (by Nimrod, Ilook)

3/17/08

Tekomri, Tel-Aviv (by the street walker)

Israeli fashion photographer Yanai Yehiel came up with a great new project all about fashion in the workplace.  

In the past, I spoke about the fact that Israeli work wear is extremely casual, so I found it interesting that the first group he chose to shoot are actually employees of the British embassy in Tel-Aviv.  Although they are in Israel they have two things that differentiate them from most Israelis:

 A. they are mostly British born and raised and are used to wearing office attire to work

 B. they work in the British embassy that has a “casual smart” dress code.  

More to come…

Helen Sikes

Caron Stahil

Jim Butry

Julia Smith

Leo Sullivan

Michal Gitnik

Ravit Harari

A friend came back from Israel with the best leather bag ever! it was big and beautiful with plenty of room for a laptop, gym clothes and had a ton of compartments for a wallet, cell, keys and more.

it took me three months to track this designer down (the stores she sells to in Israel wouldn’t give me her info) but i got it; her name is Yael Finkelstein, she is 28 and has been an artist her entire life. She started her handbag line under the name Fineschmecker (good smell in German and Yiddish) four years ago while making bag linings out of vintage neck tie fabrics from her grandfathers old factory.  Her bags are made out of fine Italian leathers and are manufactured 100% in Israel.

I got the first set of samples in last week and sold them already to a bunch of stores in NY and CT so i am expecting that by the time the merchindise hits stores in fall 2008 you will find them in many many stores. but for now - enjoy the photos!

O.K., so i know this has nothing to do with Israeli fashion, but i got such a kick out of this that i had to post it: In Barcelona fall ‘08 fashion shows a Korean designer by the name of Gunhyo Kim, presented his men’s label ”Il Galantuomo”, Gunhyo Kim, a graduate of Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Arts and a design assistant of Dries Van Noten was Inspired by Antwerp’s Hasidic Jewish community, designing chic, tailored ensembles of suit jackets, v-neck T-shirts, long tunics and loose pants.

This “inspiration” is not totally new, the most famous one is the 1993 Jean Paul Gaultier hassidic-inspired fashion show, which caused an uproar in the hassidic community. 

plus i found this really cool American Apparel ad

While living in Israel I found the way people express themselves through their clothing interesting. The freedom of fashion allows the individualists to truly look like one of a kind. Being in New York I am so far away from the fashion forward street fashion of Tel Aviv.  Recently, I had the pleasure of corresponding with Nimrod, a very hip guy with a chic sense of style. Nimrod that lives in Israel and has his own street fashion blog.  The photos posted here are from him as well as Yael Saloma of the StreetWalker blog.

3/20/2008

Karin, Tel-Aviv (By Nemrod)

Gadi, Tel-Aviv (by Nimrod)

3/12/2008

Tamar, Tel Aviv (by The Street Walker)

Bar, Tel-Aviv (By Nimrod)

3/8/2008

Jessie, Tel-Aviv (by Nimrod)

3/7/2008

Ofri, Tel Aviv (by the street walker)

Keren, Tel-Aviv (by The Street Walker)

3/2/2008

Alon, Tel-Aviv (by Nimrod)

2/29/2008

Iris, Tel-Aviv (by The Street Walker)

2/26/2008

Karina, Tel-Aviv (by The Street Walker)

Michal, Tel-Aviv (by The Street Walker)

Michal, Tel-Aviv (by Nimrod)

Naama’s Fall-Winter 08-09 collection lets the chic and modern woman have fun create a playful, flirtatious and classic style.

50’s fashion was designer Naama Bezalel’s inspiration in building this season’s collection. With Ms. Bezalel’s unique vision, the collection evokes the classicism and femininity of this iconic era through a modern and innovative lens that brings the past into the present. The pieces are composed of soft, lush comfortable fabrics all in serene, earthy tones with flashes of bright contrasting hues. As always, Ms. Bezalel has paid attention to every detail - vintage buttons, buckles, and bows true to the hippest of 50’s fashion.

Ms. Bezalel designs her clothes with a close fit and a tailored, feminine look that compliments any body type. This season’s collection features a-line skirts, dropped waist dresses, bow-tie blouses, and high waist skirts. Hip and sophisticated, Ms. Bezalel’s collection is perfect for the woman who looks to the past for inspiration in creating her own individual style.